Title :
Leaky feeder, a new linear array transceiver for micro/pico cells
Author :
Farahneh, Hasan ; Fernando, Xavier
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ryerson Univ., Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Leaky Feeder (LF) or radiating cables promises broadband wireless access in short range but being overlooked until now. The LF is a natural linear array transceiver ideal for micro and pico cells. In this work, we model the LF as a linear antenna array and derive the average bit error rate (BER) in Rayleigh fading channel considering quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulation. We consider maximal ratio transmission (MRT) at the transmit end and coherent detection and maximal ratio combining (MRC) at the receiving end. Analytical expressions are derived for BER with radiating cable transmitters. The effects of slot spacing and carrier frequency on the BER are also studied. Numerical evaluations show the radiating cable transmitter offer much lower BER than a single antenna transmitter with same SNR.
Keywords :
Rayleigh channels; antenna feeds; diversity reception; error statistics; linear antenna arrays; microcellular radio; picocellular radio; quadrature phase shift keying; transceivers; BER; LF; MRC; MRT; QPSK modulation; Rayleigh fading channel; SNR; antenna transmitter; bit error rate; broadband wireless access; carrier frequency; coherent detection; leaky feeder; linear antenna array; linear array transceiver; maximal ratio combining; maximal ratio transmission; microcell; picocell; quadrature phase shift keying; radiating cable transmitter; slot spacing; Antenna feeds; Arrays; Bit error rate; Fading; Phase shift keying; Signal to noise ratio; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2015 IEEE 28th Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Halifax, NS
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5827-6
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2015.7129167
